NASA Releases Amazing Photos of the Sun

A NASA photo taken Oct. 8 appears to look like Jack-O-Lantern. (PHOTO CREDIT: NASA/GSFC/SDO)

Just in time for Halloween, NASA released photos of the Sun on Wednesday—and it’s looking a lot like a Jack-O-Lantern, and it’s kind of terrifying.

The images, produced by NASA’s Scientific Visualization Studio, aren’t photoshopped, but they do combine images from two wavelengths that typically emit gold and yellow.

The difference in the photo’s brightness is a result of different levels of energy and light emissions from the surface of the sun. More energy emitted results in a brighter appearance.

SOURCE: TIME
Justin Worland